CREDIT: KERRA SEAY
More Fs were visibly gone from the college entrance at Fanshawe College Boulevard and Cheapside Oct. 13. This happens a few months after over 15 were previously stolen during the summer.

What may seem like déjà vu is no laughing matter, as two more Fs from the Fanshawe logo have gone missing.

On the morning of Oct. 13, students and staff were welcomed to two Fs missing from the entrance sign at Fanshawe College Boulevard and Cheapside.

Elaine Gamble, Fanshawe’s senior manager of Corporate Communications, said she was notified of the incident and alerted facilities who were working to get them fixed.

“We did do a little bit of an investigation, and we found some tools nearby that indicated [the culprits] had gone to quite a bit of trouble to remove the Fs and so we are continuing to investigate and will be replacing them soon,” Gamble said.

This is not the first time the Fs have gone missing, the most recent was this past summer.

This led to a new way in which the signs would be structured back onto the concrete posts.

“The sign manufacturer actually used much stronger materials to make sure that they were secured and very difficult to remove, which was indicated in this [new] case. They must have been difficult to remove,” Gamble said.

Gamble is not sure of the exact cost the recent case of missing Fs, but said she said there is obviously a cost to the college for each time they have to replace them.

Funding comes out of the facilities budget, she said.

Gamble said there isn’t a new strategy in terms of how the signs will be reinstalled onto the posts to make sure they don’t go missing again.

“We felt that the new signs [from the summer] were pretty secure, and like I said there were tools found nearby and from what we can see of the sign that is still there, they would have damaged the materials quite a bit just trying to remove them.”

Campus Security Services could not comment on the incident, but according to Steve Hartwick, crime prevention and community programming lead for Campus Security, the Fs were recovered.

“As much as we’re flattered that people want a piece of Fanshawe and they’re so proud of our logo, it is still theft and it is still mischief and if people were caught they would be charged,” Gamble said.